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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Illinois chapter.

Time to glam up for the Holidays! Complete your party look with these chic hairstyles!

1. Loose Curls
Use hot rollers to create soft, loose curls. Pile hair one shoulder and pin back on the other shoulder for a classic and elegant look.


2. Side Braid
Create a funky yet sophisticated look with a middle part and two side braids. Definitely a great hairstyle for a night out!


3. Luscious Waves
Achieve big loose waves by using a large barrel iron. This fabulous hairstyle can be dressed up or dressed down.


4. The Pouf
Grab some bobby-pins and a curling iron! Create long, spiral curls and pin half hair back. Ultimate party hairstyle.


5. The Always Classic Up-Do
Pull back your wavy hair into a loose bun. Looks effortless and is totally fabulous! 


Emily Cleary is a 22-year-old news-editorial journalism major hoping to work in the fashion industry, whether that be in editorial, marketing, PR or event planning is TBD. With internships at Teen Vogue and StyleChicago.com, it's clear that she is a fashion fanatic. When she's not studying (she's the former VP of her sorority, Delta Delta Delta), writing for various publications or attending meetings for clubs like Business Careers in Entertainment Club, Society of Professional Journalists, The Business of Fashion Club, or for her role as the Assistant Editor of the Arts & Entertainment section of her school's magazine, she's doing something else; you will never find her sitting still. She loves: running (you know those crazy cross-country runners...), attending concerts and music festivals, shopping (of course), hanging out with friends, visiting her family at home, traveling (she studied abroad in London when she was able to travel all over Europe), taking pictures, tweeting, reading stacks and stacks of magazines and newspapers while drinking a Starbuck's caramel light frappacino, blogs and the occasional blogging, eating anything chocolate and conjuring up her next big project. Living just 20 minutes outside of Chicago, she's excited to live there after graduation, but would love to spend some time in New York, LA, London or Paris (she speaks French)!